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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders hold solid leads in Iowa, CNN/ORC poll finds — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in Iowa as Sen. Bernie Sanders takes control of the Democratic race in the critical first-in-the-nation voting state, according to a new CNN/ORC poll released Thursday.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Sanders's magnificent ‘America’ campaign ad — The new television ad that was released by Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) campaign, based on Simon and Garfunkel's song “America,” is the most brilliant and appropriate campaign ad of the year so far, and may be the most important campaign ad …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
One Big Reason To Be Less Skeptical Of Trump — In a nomination race like the Republican one, you could draw up a list of reasons to be skeptical of any candidate's chances. Here are some reasons to be skeptical about Ted Cruz's position in Iowa, for example. Here's why Marco Rubio's strategy looks increasingly precarious.
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Politico, New Jersey Online, Associated Press and Daily Wire
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, and Simon and Garfunkel, Put Focus on Voters
Bernie Sanders, and Simon and Garfunkel, Put Focus on Voters
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Washington Post, Hot Air, USA Today, Washington Monthly, Business Insider, National Review, Althouse, The Stranger … and The Week
CNN:
Iowa CNN/ORC poll: Full results - CNNPolitics.com
Iowa CNN/ORC poll: Full results - CNNPolitics.com
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Washington Post, New York Times, Washington Free Beacon and Politico
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Bernie Sanders's America
Bernie Sanders's America
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Mediaite, US News, The Daily Caller, USA Today and New York Times
Loras College:
TRUMP AND CRUZ DEADLOCKED, WITH RUBIO A DISTANT THIRD, LORAS COLLEGE POLL FINDS
TRUMP AND CRUZ DEADLOCKED, WITH RUBIO A DISTANT THIRD, LORAS COLLEGE POLL FINDS
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Talking Points Memo and Hot Air
Rob Sussman / kbur.com:
Cruz Still Ahead of Trump in Iowa, Clinton Beating Sanders, According to Final KBUR/Monmouth College Poll
Cruz Still Ahead of Trump in Iowa, Clinton Beating Sanders, According to Final KBUR/Monmouth College Poll
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Political Wire, Business Insider and Washington Post
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Bernie Sanders's new ad “America” is perfect for now but shows the big challenge he'll face soon
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Clinton hits Sanders: ‘A president has to deliver in reality’
Clinton hits Sanders: ‘A president has to deliver in reality’
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PoliticusUSA, LifeNews.com and MSNBC
Dan Merica / CNN:
Sanders uses Simon & Garfunkel in non-traditional closing ad
Sanders uses Simon & Garfunkel in non-traditional closing ad
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Yahoo Politics and American Spectator
Manu Raju / CNN:
The Ted Cruz pile on: GOP senators warn of revolt should he win nomination — Washington (CNN)Republican Party leaders and prominent senators are sharpening their knives against Ted Cruz, expressing growing alarm over his candidacy as he continues to mount a serious threat in Iowa.
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ABC News:
Cruz No Favorite With Fellow Republican Senators — Republican senators are confronting an unsettling possibility: Sen. Ted Cruz, their least favorite colleague, stands within reach of becoming the party's presidential nominee and standard-bearer. — Worse than that, many GOP lawmakers …
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PoliticusUSA, Mediaite, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, Hot Air and DownWithTyranny!
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Donald Trump or Ted Cruz? Republicans Argue Over Who Is Greater Threat — WASHINGTON — With Donald J. Trump and Senator Ted Cruz battling for the Republican nomination, two powerful factions of their party are now clashing over the question: Which man is more dangerous?
Jim Morrill / The Charlotte Observer:
Sen. Richard Burr asks for retraction on report of comments about Ted Cruz
Sen. Richard Burr asks for retraction on report of comments about Ted Cruz
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Emmarie Huetteman / New York Times:
Lindsey Graham Says Nominating Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Be ‘Death’ of the Party
Lindsey Graham Says Nominating Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Be ‘Death’ of the Party
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New Republic, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Washington Post and neo-neocon
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump hits Cruz on his poor deal-making skills
Trump hits Cruz on his poor deal-making skills
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ABC News, The Hill and Jammie Wearing Fools
Jeff Black / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Fear Stalks Davos as Elite Pray for Spring Reality Check — Concerns over protectionism and U.S. reputation bubble up — Ex-White House advisor still thinks Trump will be nominee — If Donald Trump as president of the United States is the ghost that's stalking Davos …
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
The coming cascade of smart, educated people embracing Trump. — “It troubles me that there can't be a serious discussion about immigration issues because people are afraid of being called racist. People are afraid of being called a bigot. And I think one of the things that people …
John Hawkins / John Hawkins' Right Wing News:
The Chart That Proves Donald Trump Has No Chance In A General Election — ShareTweet — Whether Donald Trump wins the Republican primary or not, he'll never be the President of the United States. Well, I shouldn't say never. Hillary could go to jail, a meteor could strike …
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The Right Scoop, American Spectator and RedState
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Graham: Choice between Trump, Cruz like ‘being shot or poisoned’
Graham: Choice between Trump, Cruz like ‘being shot or poisoned’
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Washington Monthly, Mediaite, ABC News, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Patterico's Pontifications and The Hill
Adam Gabbatt / Guardian:
Carly Fiorina accused of ‘ambushing’ children for anti-abortion rally — Party of schoolchildren visiting Iowa botanical garden become part of backdrop for Republican presidential candidate's speech on abortion — Carly Fiorina has been accused of “ambushing” a group of children …
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Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina …
Last Slide — Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina …
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Carly Fiorina Accused Of Crashing Kids' Field Trip And Ushering Them To Anti-Abortion Rally
Carly Fiorina Accused Of Crashing Kids' Field Trip And Ushering Them To Anti-Abortion Rally
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Quad City Times, The Frisky and LifeNews.com
Eryn Taylor / WREG-TV:
Search crews find Noah Chamberlin dead — CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. — Rescue crews have found 2-year-old Noah Chamberlin. — The little boy was found dead by rescue crews about a mile from the home. — A visibly upset search and rescue crew asked people to keep the family of Noah in your prayers.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Bill Clinton questions Hillary's Super Tuesday plan — Bill Clinton is getting nervous. — With polls showing Bernie Sanders ahead in New Hampshire and barely behind, if at all, in Iowa, the former president is urging his wife to start looking toward the delegate-rich March primaries …
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KCCI-TV, Trail Blazers Blog and Mediaite
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Pentagon releases al Qaeda bomb expert from Guantánamo — The Pentagon on Thursday announced the transfer of two Guantánamo detainees, including an al Qaeda explosives expert who developed bombs to target U.S. forces. — Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al-Sawah, 58, was transferred to Bosnia, where he holds citizenship.
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Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al Sawah
Tariq Mahmoud Ahmed al Sawah
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twitchy.com, Hot Air and The Long War Journal
Anthony DeChristopher / The Hill:
The smoking gun? — Special Access Programs (SAP) is a game changer. It is now undeniably clear that the results of the FBI investigation will be the end of one of two things: Hillary's bid for the White House or the legitimacy of the FBI—at least when it comes to prosecuting cases on the mishandling of classified material.
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Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Hot Air and NBC News
New York Times:
As Water Problems Grew, Officials Belittled Complaints From Flint — LANSING, Mich. — A top aide to Michigan's governor referred to people raising questions about the quality of Flint's water as an “anti-everything group.” Other critics were accused of turning complaints about water into a “political football.”
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Congress to call Snyder to testify on Flint water crisis
Congress to call Snyder to testify on Flint water crisis
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addictinginfo.org and The Week
Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Putin ‘Probably Approved’ Litvinenko Poisoning, British Inquiry Says — LONDON — A high-profile British inquiry into the poisoning of Alexander V. Litvinenko, a former K.G.B. officer and foe of the Kremlin, concluded on Thursday that his murder “was probably approved” by the head …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz reveals he doesn't have health insurance — Ted Cruz revealed on Thursday that he is not currently covered by any health insurance, chalking up the lack of coverage to Obamacare. — “I'll tell you, you know who one of those millions of Americans is who's lost their health care because of Obamacare?
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
The ‘Obama is a Muslim’ conspiracy theory is still reverberating in the Middle East — When Barack Obama stepped onto the national political stage almost a decade ago, rumors swirled that he was secretly a Muslim. These rumors have frequently been debunked — the U.S. president is a practicing Christian …
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Daily Wire, Allen B. West and Israel Matzav
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Daily Mail:
Muslim school fails Ofsted inspection after investigators find books in its library promoting death by STONING — A Muslim school has failed an Ofsted inspection after investigators found extreme books in its library promoting stoning to death. — The watchdog's inspectors …
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The Daily Caller, Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller